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The White Sniper

The White Sniper is characterised by three moves against any black setup: 1.g3 2.Bg2 and 3.c4 though not necessarily in that order. Think of The White Sniper as a Hyper- Accelerated Sicilian Dragon against anything that Black plays. The White Sniper has stealthy surprising power and is super-sound – even more sound than The Black Sniper – and yet avoids the most analysed theory of 1.d4 openings, making it an excellent choice to play for a win.

The White Sniper practitioners’ philosophy is to avoid known drawish theory, whilst keeping a small advantage and stopping Black from having any dangerous counterplay. I prefer to play The White Sniper with 1.g3, allowing Black the option of a large pawn centre with e5 and d5. However, when starting out with the White Sniper learn it first with 1.c4 to cut down on what you need to know. This opening and the Black Sniper recently helped me to secure an International Master Norm at the 2019 British Chess Championship. In the White Sniper FritzTrainer I have ‘Deep Dived’ with the engine, normally to at least depth 30, to help guide my opinions and suggestions.

• Video running time: 6 hours 40 minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with Model Games
• Further Training chapter with repertoire and play features

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This is what is delivered:
  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!
That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:
  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.
Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!
  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • Introduction
  • The pure White Sniper
  • The pure White Sniper 1: Greedy centre undermined
  • The pure White Sniper 2: Greedy centre undermined
  • The pure White Sniper 3: Dealing with Harry the h-pawn
  • The reversed Sicilian
  • Play an Accelerated Dragon with an extra tempo.
  • Play a Closed Sicilian with an extra tempo.
  • Closed Sicilian: Neutralise Blacks aggressive Bc5 Sicilian.
  • Beat the annoying c3 Sicilian with an extra tempo.
  • c3 Sicilian with Nf6: Transpose in to a favourable Reversed Pirc with an extra tempo.
  • All other setups
  • King's Indian Defence: Use the Rb1 plan to confuse your KID opponents.
  • Is the Dutch refuted? Pretty sure the Dutch is dead!
  • Sniper vs Sniper 5.Nf3: Micro advantage for white.
  • Sniper vs Sniper 5.d3: Micro advantage for white.
  • 1...b6. Head for a Maroczy Bind
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Sacrifice your white c-pawn and let the pieces increase in activity.
  • Slav Gambit Accepted: Send your Knight to a5 and watch black crack!
  • Queen's Gambit Declined 1: Put your pawn on b3.
  • Queen's Gambit Declined 2: Put your pawn on b3.
  • 1...Nc6: Play a White Dragon and use your extra tempo for a quick a3/b4 queen side space advantage.
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5
  • Exercise 6
  • Exercise 7
  • Exercise 8
  • Exercise 9
  • Exercise 10
  • Exercise 11
  • Exercise 12
  • Exercise 13
  • Exercise 14
  • Exercise 15
  • Exercise 16
  • Exercise 17
  • Exercise 18
  • Exercise 19
  • Exercise 20
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English Opening

In 1843 in a match, which was unofficially considered a world championship, the English master Howard Staunton (1810–1874) played 1.c4 against French player Pierre Saint-Amant (1800–1872). Since then this move has been known as the English Opening. But it was not accorded full recognition until the 1920s, and later it was then successfully adopted by modern world champions such as Botvinnik, Petrosian, Karpov and Kasparov.

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